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org.hibernate.tuple

public Interface Instantiator

extends Serializable
Known Direct Implementers
org.hibernate.tuple.PojoInstantiator, org.hibernate.tuple.component.PojoComponentTuplizer.ProxiedInstantiator, org.hibernate.tuple.Dom4jInstantiator, org.hibernate.tuple.DynamicMapInstantiator
Imports
java.io.Serializable
Contract for implementors responsible for instantiating entity/component instances.
Author
Steve Ebersole

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public Object

Returns:

An appropriately instantiated entity.
instantiate(Serializable
The id of the entity to be instantiated.
id)

Perform the requested entity instantiation.

public Object

Returns:

The instantiated data structure.
instantiate()

Perform the requested instantiation.

public boolean

Returns:

True is the object does represent an instance of the underlying entity/component.
isInstance(Object
The object to be checked.
object)

Performs check to see if the given object is an instance of the entity or component which this Instantiator instantiates.

Method Detail

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public Object instantiate(Serializable id)

Perform the requested entity instantiation.

This form is never called for component instantiation, only entity instantiation.

Parameters
id:Serializable

The id of the entity to be instantiated.

Returns:Object

An appropriately instantiated entity.

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public Object instantiate()

Perform the requested instantiation.

Returns:Object

The instantiated data structure.

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public boolean isInstance(Object object)

Performs check to see if the given object is an instance of the entity or component which this Instantiator instantiates.

Parameters
object:Object

The object to be checked.

Returns:boolean

True is the object does represent an instance of the underlying entity/component.